Tuition and Financial Aid

Affording Oak Knoll

Oak Knoll knows that affording a Holy Child education is a commitment to a strong Catholic independent school education, and is one of the greatest gifts you can give your child. 

Tuition and Fees

(For the school year 2011-12)

Grade Tuition Total Tuition and Fees
Kindergarten
$23,600 $24,200 (with book and technology fees)
Grade 1 
$23,600 $24,200 (with book and technology fees)
Grade 2
$24,800 $25,400 (with book and technology fees)
Grade 3
$25,100
$25,700 (with book and technology fees)
Grade 4
$25,100 $25,700 (with book and technology fees)
Grade 5
$25,100
$25,700 (with book and technology fees)
Grade 6
$25,500
$26,100 (with book and technology fees)
Grade 7
$31,600
$31,950 (with technology fee)
Grade 8
$31,600 $31,950 (with technology fee)
Grade 9
$31,600
$32,600 (with technology and laptop lease fees)
Grade 10
$31,600
$32,600 (with technology and laptop lease fees)
Grade 11
$31,600
$32,600 (with technology and laptop lease fees)
Grade 12
$31,600
$32,900 (with technology, laptop lease, and graduation fees)

This includes the hot lunch program. Upper School students purchase books separately. 

Tuition Payment Options 

  • Families are billed in July and December, with 70 percent due by August 1 and 30 percent due by January 15.
  • Bill may be paid in full in August.
  • Monthly payment plan offered by Tuition Management Systems. Visit www.afford.com or call 888-805-9817 for more information.
  • Low, fixed rate loans with terms up to ten years are available through Your Tuition Solution (www.yourtuitionsolution.com) or prepGate (www.prepgate.com). Visit their Web sites to apply.

Financial Assistance

Oak Knoll’s financial assistance program ensures that our educational opportunities exist for families, regardless of their financial situation. For the 2011-12 school year, Oak Knoll awarded tuition grants of approximately $1.4 million. Please note that applying for financial aid will have no impact on the admissions committee’s decision. Therefore, we encourage families to apply.

Process and Deadlines for Applying for Financial Assistance

To begin the financial aid process, each family needs to complete and submit a Preliminary Request Form to Oak Knoll by January 6, 2012. Oak Knoll uses TADS for the filing and processing of financial aid applications. We welcome you to use the direct link below to complete your paperless application. Please also complete this application addendum. Filing opens in November. Funds are limited so you are encouraged to apply early. Our admissions application includes a box to indicate your interest in financial aid. If you check this box, we will direct you to the TADS Web site to complete a paperless application. We will honor requests by phone for paper financial aid applications, but will charge an additional fee to file.

For applicants who have applied to the Catholic School Early Notification Process, financial aid applications are due by January 6, 2012 directly to TADS.  For new applicants, financial aid applications are due by February 3, 2012 directly to TADS.

Click here to apply at http://www.tuitionaid.com


Returning families must file by February 22, 2012. Paperwork is filed directly with TADS. Current Oak Knoll families new to financial aid must file by February 3, 2012 directly to TADS. If you are a current family applying for financial aid for the first time please contact the admissions office for more information.

Documentation must include:

All above paperwork and supporting documentation must be sent directly to TADS.

Note: in situations of divorced, separated, or never married parents, both the father and mother must each file the appropriate paperwork.

Funding is limited so we encourage you to apply on time. In order for your financial aid file to be complete and ready for financial aid review, meeting the stated deadlines is critical. Completing the process by the above deadlines will require early preparation of your 2011 income taxes.